This was my first airbnb & certainly won't be my last. I tried TEN hotels; six were shut (permanently?); four were asking ludicrous prices. For one sixth of the cheapest hotel, I secured a place at N'Dee's place.
It was literally a home from home - the condo was far bigger than an impersonal hotel room. Overlooking the swimming pool with a well-equipped gym, it out-shone all of the previous hotels I have used in Bangkok.
The location was fantastic; fifty metres from Asoke BTS/Terminal 21. Forty metres from a lively Mexican restaurant. It rained off and on during my stay but I never got wet. Tops Supermarket/Robinson's store were literally across the road; in any case the owners had even provided an umbrella. The place was full of such thoughtful and personal touches as this.
I am about to book another stay next week!